Legal Opinion
State v. Morales
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 25, 1995No. 14908PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether, in order to prove a claim that he has been deprived of due process of law under the state constitution, a criminal defendant must prove that the police acted in bad faith in failing to preserve potentially exculpatory evidence.
The defendant, Roberto Morales, was convicted after a court trial of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (l),1 robbery in *709the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (3)2 and threatening in violation of General Statutes § 53a-62 (a) (1).3 The defendant…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by118 opinions
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